Bathtub Blues
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="beard">beard</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="disorderly">disorderly</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Wild">Wild</span>, <span word="checked">checked</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Motel">Motel</span> <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="sunset">sunset</span>. <span word="Telling">Telling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="nights">nights</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="was">was</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearest">nearest</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="John">John</span>-<span word="Johns">Johns</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Wild">Wild</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="John">John</span>-<span word="Johns">Johns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="gallons">gallons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="honey">honey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="gallons">gallons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="syrup">syrup</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="checker">checker</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="was">was</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="replied">replied</span>, <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sweeter">sweeter</span> <span word="person">person</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="checker">checker</span> <span word="smiled">smiled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joke">joke</span>.</p><p> <span word="Wild">Wild</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motel">motel</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="containers">containers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poured">poured</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathtub">bathtub</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mix">mix</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="boom">boom</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tub">tub</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="tuned">tuned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opera">opera</span> <span word="station">station</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="undressed">undressed</span>, <span word="hopped">hopped</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tub">tub</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="loudly">loudly</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span>.</p><p> <span word="Fifteen">Fifteen</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lodgers">lodgers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="phoned">phoned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="banged">banged</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wilds">Wilds</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="singing">singing</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="phoned">phoned</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>.</p>
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